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Saving Lives Millions at a Time tells the story of public health
and how the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health works every
day to save lives. The boldly illustrated book surveys past accomplishments
such as safe drinking water, vitamins, vaccines, and seatbelts, and reports
on future successes being crafted in the School’s labs and classrooms.
Readers will learn about today’s research on the genetic threads that
make life possible, the cellular battlefields where pathogenic enemies
are discovered and vanquished, and the societal mores and behavior that
influence health. The story of public health is full of personal stories
as well. Readers will meet the professor who became an autism researcher
after his son was diagnosed with the condition; the malaria researcher
who knows the disease intimately because he once contracted it; the student
whose brother needlessly died at age 9 because his rare heart disease
went undiagnosed; and the alumna who pursued a career in environmental
health after growing up in a Pennsylvania steel town with a history of
deadly pollution.

“Yes, it is possible to make a difference. Beneath the gloss and sheen of
this handsome volume lie helpful clues to solving the greatest of inequities
humanity faces at the dawn of the 21st century: namely, the growing gap
between the life expectancies of the richest versus the poorest people worldwide.
Yes, it is possible to save lives—millions at a time.”
— Laurie Garrett
Author of Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for Newsday

“An extraordinary achievement that shows how the promise of modern science
and the work of committed people may remedy urgent global needs. The
fluid prose and vivid illustrations make this a unique contribution
for layman and professional alike.”
— Jerome Groopman, MD
Recanati Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief,
Division of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
in Boston; staff writer at The New Yorker magazine